"If they're not handing out pamphlets supporting certain candidates or making him pray before entering the booth, the argument is entirely symbolic. I'm not saying he's wrong to let symbols bother him, I'm just not on the same…"

"I derive more utility out of the convenience than I lose paying the government to pay a church to set up a polling station close to me. That, by the way, is how you answer a question posed to you. Now it's your turn to tell me why it's so…"

"I have no doubt your outrage is honest. I also have no doubt that the outrage of the extremely religious is honest as well. It's two sides of the same incredibly passionate coin. Also you failed to explain why it's so bad that places…"

"Dogly, I'm unconvinced that it's really about the constitution for you. I'm also pretty unimpressed with your outrage. Help me understand why this is such a huge issue for you. Please no vague blanket statements. Take it from…"

"I cast my ballot and continued on my day. The location had no bearing on my decisions. The government also paid to set up polling places in private school gymnasiums. I don't mind that the places that set up and staffed polling stations…"

"@Ryan: In all seriousness, you're right. Religious people as well as atheists should be subject to criticism as well as critisium. The only point in my blog entry is that you'll make a lot more headway and they'll be much more likely…"

"Ceasefire? WHY? Religion of any kind is useless to modren humans and, frankly, makes us look bad as a species. Religion of any kind has every bit of critisium comming and a lot more because people just no longer have an excuse to beleave in spirits…"

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Preface: I wholeheartedly expect this post to be cast aside and ignored, but I want to put it out there, and if I get even one person looking inward, then it will have all been worth it.

I live in Salt Lake City, Utah and work at one of the few beacons for the non-Mormon/anti-Mormon counter-culture. A great deal of my coworkers are ex-Mormons that quickly dismiss anything LDS. They have good reason for this. Leaving the church was especially tumultuous for them, and I'm not going to… Continue

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I really don't care if my son saying "Oh my God!" etc. offends people. For personal reasons I was more worried about how his extremely religious grandparents would be upset about it. Fortunately the Catholic set doesn't get offended too easily, however, the Mormon set disowned me shortly after the article in question was published.

I have no respect for unfounded beliefs and if my son does or does not doesn't really matter to me. I'm not trying to advance any "non-theist" cause; I'm just trying to make sure my son gets the best education possible with the smallest amount of BS to cloud it.

Hope that clears things up a bit. Thanks again for the comments. I know I may come off a bit harsh but I really do appreciate all feedback.